Yemen's Tehran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a Saudi oil refinery, which reports link to an Aramco facility. The strike came two days after Saudi Arabia signed a defence pact with Turkey and as Iran issued demands over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon is also pressing U.S. defense industry to accelerate weapons production.
NPR – World Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. The a…
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen of strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthis have claimed responsibility for an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing regional instability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. The a…
NPR – World Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.
NYTimes – World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a 15-point Gaza plan put forward by Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which aimed at Hamas disarming alongside an Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu said Israel's military will not pull out of Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
BBC News – World US blogger Perez Hilton is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital after self-harming during a livestream on TikTok, according to his family. He faces a long recovery.
BBC News – World A fast-moving wildfire known as the Bald Range fire is burning out of control in British Columbia, Canada. It has spread across more than 36 sq miles (95 sq km), or more than 25,000 acres, and forced the evacuation of about 18,000 people. Officials said the fire expanded by more than 2,000 acres in about an hour at one point. A state of emergency has been declared.
